Shahram Rostami

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Shahram Rostami
Timsar; Shahram Rostami
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Born	7 June 1948 (age 76); Ābkhāreh, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Allegiance	Iran
Service / branch	Air Force
Years of service	1967–2007
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	Joint Staff
Battles / wars	Iran–Iraq War;

Shahram Rostami (Template:Lang-fa) was an Iranian fighter pilot in the Iran-Iraq War. With six definite aerial victories, against three MiGs and three Mirage F.1s (with a single AIM-54 missile), he qualifies as a flying ace and one of the best scoring pilots of F-14 Tomcat.^[2]

Rostami held office as the deputy commander of Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and the chairman of Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.^[3]^[4]

Aerial victories

Confirmed victories of Rostami include:^[5]

#	Date	Unit	Weapon	Victim
1	1981-10-22	82 TFS/TFB 7	AIM-54A	Mirage F1EQ
2	1981-10-22	82 TFS/TFB 7	AIM-54A	Mirage F1EQ
3	1981-10-22	82 TFS/TFB 7	AIM-54A	Mirage F1EQ
4	1981-10-22	82 TFS/TFB 7	AIM-7E	MiG-21MF
5	1982-09-16	TFB 8	AIM-54A	MiG-25RB
6	1982-12-01	TFB 8	AIM-54A	MiG-25RB

References

^ The Iran-Iraq War: New International Perspectives, Routledge, 2013, p. 90, ISBN 9780415685245 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
^ Fighter Aces: Knights of the Skies, Casemate Publishers, 2017, p. 21, ISBN 9781612004839 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
^ Iran Report, vol. 3, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 14 August 2000, retrieved 15 May 2017
^ Iran Report, vol. 4, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 12 February 2001, retrieved 15 May 2017
^ Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat, Osprey Publishing, 2004, pp. 85–88, ISBN 1841766585 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

Military offices
Preceded by Mostafa Torabipour	Chairman of the Joint Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army 2000–2001	Succeeded by Abdolali Pourshasb

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[1] The Iran-Iraq War: New International Perspectives, Routledge, 2013, p. 90, ISBN 9780415685245 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

[2] Fighter Aces: Knights of the Skies, Casemate Publishers, 2017, p. 21, ISBN 9781612004839 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

[3] Iran Report, vol. 3, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 14 August 2000, retrieved 15 May 2017

[4] Iran Report, vol. 4, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 12 February 2001, retrieved 15 May 2017

[5] Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat, Osprey Publishing, 2004, pp. 85–88, ISBN 1841766585 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

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Aerial victories

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